A Little Bit Fruity

Hello there! I'm so glad today was cooler than the last two days, and MUCH less humid. Monday and Tuesday were extremly humid. I'm just lucky I don't work outside in all the elements, but my husband does. He was actually working at a house about three minutes from my job today, so on my lunch break I went over there to see him, which was nice. He has worked close to my job before, but he doesn't have enough time to come over and visit me, and sometimes he's at a job a short amount of time, that he isn't there by the time I go on my lunch break.
Tonight I went over to my grandmother's for a little bit. My parents and sister were there too. But, none of them had eaten dinner yet, and I had. So, they left to go get dinner after 
bit, and I just went home. My sister's been home this whole week, and then Saturday she's going to California for a week with her boyfriend. Then she'll come back home for a few more days, and then her and her boyfriend will be on their way to their new life in Nashville! It's crazy how close her moving date is.
The dress I'm wearing in the pictures below is one of my most worn ones! I frequently wear it to work. It's great for work because of the high neck and good length hemline. I got it from Modcloth over a year ago.

Dress: Modcloth
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
Purse: Thirteen Vintage

~Bye bye for now!

Part 1 Of Our VA Beach Vacation

Hello there! Bob and I got back from our Virginia Beach vacation yesterday, around 6:30 p.m. We had a really great time on our trip. It wasn't as jam packed with things to do as some of our other trips have been, but we were both happy with that. We still did a lot; we just weren't running around like crazy. We went to the beach almost every day. We skipped one day, because we had gotten pretty burnt the day before, especially all over the backs of our legs. (We had both fallen asleep on our towels for awhile, laying on our stomachs.) The last day we went in, on Friday, it was the best day temperature wise for us to be in the water. The other days we were cold at times, being in the water, but Friday it was warmer out, and the sun was out the whole time we were there. It was also less windy than it had previously been. The waves were rougher, too. So that was fun! 
The beaches are nicely kept there, and free to go on, which is great. They aren't free here in New Jersey. Our hotel was right across the street from the beach, which was wonderful. We've stayed there three times now.
I didn't buy any clothing or shoes this trip! There were no stores selling clothing I like, which didn't surprise me, since it's usually almost impossible for me to find clothing in stores. (I buy almost all of it online.) I did find one bracelet I liked, and bought it in a gift store. It has coral & bright blue in it. On our last full day there, we went to a couple of shops that were off the main strip. Bob wanted to go in this one kitchen store, so I went in, not expecting to find anything. But, I found a lot! They had super cute aprons, pot holders, over mitts, spatulas, and dish towels there. I bought a cupcake print apron, oven mitt, dish towel, and spatula, a donut print pot holder, a spoon rest, and an ice cream print dish towel. I also bought a lot of Christmas ornaments at a great Christmas shop across the street from our hotel. They had one tree inside with all sweets ornaments, which was obviously right up my alley. That's how I decorate for Christmas, with as many sweets decorations as possible! That's also how I decorate the whole year, ha.
I'm going to post some pictures of the beginning of the trip in this post.  

The drink on the left is the famous Orange Crush. Such a refreshing drink, and one of my favorite drinks ever!

 

Pies & Cake!

Hello there! The time has just about come; we leave for vacation tomorrow morning! It almost doesn't seem real that it's this close now. But, I couldn't be any more excited to relax for a week with my lovely husband. Since it's a place we've been to twice before, we don't even need to do research for how to get around, like we would going to a new place. That can be a ltitle stressful itself. We got engaged in Virginia Beach (walking along the beach, by the water) almost two years ago (it was August 2nd). So, we'll be celebrating that, and also we got married just over a year ago, so kind of like an anniversary trip as well. I started packing in the past couple of days. I'll have plenty of time to finish it up today, as I don't have much to do today, other than clean, do laundry, and work out. Of course the most important part is making sure I have the right accessories and shoes for every dress, ha! I'll obviously be overpacking, but it's fine, because we're driving there, and have lots of room in the car for luggage.
I had a terrific mail day yesterday. Two skirts, a shirt, and cropped cardigan all arrived (from three different places.) Both skirts and the shirt are big on me, which I figured those would be. The one skirt is just slightly big, so that's fine. The other one is pretty loose, but I just will wear it will a belt. I just love receiving novelty print items, and both skirts are! One is strawberry print, and one has cakes & pies on it. I'm posting pictures in this post of my new cake/pie skirt. The cake/pie skirt I got a great deal on. It was on sale for $15 in an Etsy shop! It came from Australia, and it arrived in only 8 days, which is crazy! The strawberry skirt I had missed out on when it was originally available on Modcloth. I tracked it down on eBay finally. My Bea & Dot collection is almost done. There's one more shirt and dress I would love to get. I won't have the full Bea & Dot collection, but if I get those two, I'll have every piece that I really love from it.

Shirt: Pin Up Girl Clothing 
Skirt: Etsy (Jacksdaughter) 
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Earrings: Etsy (Scrumptiousdoodle)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Junk Food & Seahorses Make An Excellent Match

Hello there! Ah, I am inching ever so closer to my vacation! It's now only 4 days away. It sounds sooo close, but I have two very busy days to get through at work, first. I just keep thinking about the light at the end of the tunnel, though. I just can not wait to be swimming in the ocean! I haven't done that this year yet. It's supposed to be very hot the week we are there, so I'm sure we will be in the water a lot. When I'm at the beach, I hardly lay out, I just keep going in the water. I get bored laying out, and also I burn so easily. 
Last night Bob and I went to my parent's house to have cake for my mom's birthday. All my grandparents were there too, as well as an aunt and uncle. Monday night my good friend came over my apartment. It's been a much more social past few days than I'm used to, ha! We saw a lot of family over last weekend, as well. I'm ready to just relax tonight.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my junk food skirt I got from an Etsy seller, and my Pin Up Girl Clothing peasant top that I wear all the time. I can't wait  to have more! I have a lime green one on the way. When the red restocks I'm definitely snagging it, too. They are the perfect shirts for high-waisted skirts. I love this print so much, that I also have it in a dress. I bought the dress first, actually. I like to have both options. The skirt is more practical, because it's a work appropriate length, where as the dress isn't. The dress is also quite low cut.
 

Top: Pin Up Girl Clothing
Skirt: Etsy (Up Town Atomic)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: Etsy(Atomic Mingo)
Wedges: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Under The Sea

Hello there! My family bbq ended up being moved to today, because of the rain yesterday. So, my mom had my grandparents and Bob and me over for lunch yesterday. My sister and her boyfriend were there too, they came up Friday, and stayed over night. She had us over yesterday, beause my sister and her boyfriend can't go to the bbq today, they'll be at his parent's. I'm also going to Bob's parent's today, and not to my family's bbq. My sister will be moving in a month with her boyfriend, to Nashville.
It's officially a week until vacation! Wow, it feels great to say that. This week will be super busy and chaotic at work, but hopefully that'll make the days fly by, because I just can not wait to be relaxing on the beach with my love and drinking delicious orange crushes. It doesn't really get better than that.
I love this seahorse Hell Bunny dress so much. I'm normally not too into wearing pastel clothing, but I don't mind it with this adorable dress. Of course I always have to pair it with this seahorse necklace.

Dress: Modcloth (Hell Bunny)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch; Etsy (Atomicmingo)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Happy 4th!

Hello there! Happy 4th of July! Hope everyone has a great weekend. I really hope it doesn't rain today! It's supposed to be cloudy with a chance of rain all day. I'll be weatring my Bernie Dexter bbq dress today. Bob's parent's BBQ got moved to tomorrow, because of the possible rain, but so far my family has kept theirs for today. Yesterday it was so nice to be off, and I got a lot done, and also got to relax a bit.
Today I'm just going to relax, work out, and then get ready to over to my aunt & uncle's at 1. Bob helped me make macaroni salad for it yesterday, we just have to mix in the wet ingredients this morning. Believe it or not, I had never cooked before, ha! I have baked plenty, but Bob loves to cook so much and wants to do always do it, that I never had to do it.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a dress I get a lot of use out of it. I wear it to work often, and it's nice because I don't need to wear a cropped cardigan with it, since there's enough sleeve coverage. I also don't need to wear a bandeau since the neckline is high. I don't have too many sleeveless dresses that I don't need a bandeau and/or cropped cardigan to wear to work with! It's such a cheerful, bright print. I would like to find more pennant prints, but unfortnately there doesn't see to be too many colourful ones around. Even though I wear this dress often, I love coming up with new combos of jewelry and shoes for things it, and other items I wear a lot. I had never worn it with these new yellow heels before, or the gumball machine brooch. Accessories and shoes can really freshen up an outfit.

Dress: Modcloth (Bea & Dot)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: Deer Arrow
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Poppies In July

Hello there! It's July already, and I couldn't be happier about it. Our vacation month! We leave in a week and a half. After counting down for months, it's finally very close! One of the very best things about vacation (to me) is overpacking my favourite clothing, and then changing at least once a day to showcase all my best outfits! Since we are driving this trip, I can overpack as much as I want. I'm also very excited that I just have to get through tomorrow, and then my three day weekend starts. I'm really looking forward to relaxing on Friday and also getting some things done. I'm going to bake chocolate oatmeal cookies to take to the BBQs with me on Saturday. They are one of my all time favourite cookies.
We had bad storms in the area last night. There was even a tornado not too far from us. I was woken up by super loud thunder, at 4 a.m. this morning. I love summer so much, but the only thing I don't love about it, is getting woken up by thunderstorms when I have work the next day! At least our power didn't go out at all.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Hell Bunny poppies dress. I don't own too many floral pieces, but I love this print, and love that there's some yellow in it, so I can pair my yellow B.A.I.T. heels with it.  

Dress: Modernpinup.com (Hell Bunny)
Necklace: Modcloth
Brooch & Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite & Scrumptiousdoodle)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!